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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
MODERN FLoUR-MAKlNG.
Condensed Description of the Largest Mill
IN tho World.

Condensed Description of the Largest Mil
fn tho World.
This article would not be complete
without at least hasty description Of
mo lern mill. Let us select for that
purpose the mill al Minneapolis. which
is the largest by far and probably in
all respects the best appointed in the
world. The building is an almost
cubical stone structure l7j feet long.
l55 feet wide. and 120 feet high. with
light floors including basement. On
the first main floor are the long rows
Of encased roller machines. about two
hundred and ten in number, and
eighteen runs of stone" for finishing.
The second floor is a great packing
room. The third. fourth. fifth and
sixth floors are full IF boiling and
purifying machinery There are near
ly two hundred hexagonal and silk
covered bolting-reels. and about three
hundred middlings purifiers in the mill.
Immediately contiguous is a wheat
FL valor having capacity of about
one hundred thousand bushels. which
IS kept supplied from great elevators
in the vicinity, some of which hold
twenty times rs much.
This great mill has made more than
Z. 200 barrels Of -four in twenty-four
hours. aad IFS capacity is usually said
TO be 1000 barrels Its ordinary daily
run exceeds 5000. and therefor re-
quires about %. coo bushels of heat
Nearly 200 cars q dav are necessary TO
bring wheat To this mill and carry
away me -four and offaL Il is man.
moth automaton. The wheat first
passes through a series Of wonderfully
ingenious cleaning machines. which re-
move every thing thai Is larger. smaller.
of different shape or Of higher or lower
specific gravity than the grain, brside
thoroughly cleansing il from adhering
last and dirt. Il then procce'i-
aroagh conducting pip T. The redue-
ing rollers. After each reduction the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
OUR couNTRY'S WEALTH.
The Iuexhans;ib'e Mineral Resources Of
the Various states OF the Union.

The Iuexhaussib'e Mineral Resources of
the Various states OF the Union.
The wonderful developments in iron
ore mining around LAX Superior have
recently been TIA, subject Of much
comment. BIt IL is found on exa nina
ton that no State or Territory west
of the Mississippi IS without iron. Cal
ifornis hes superior ORES. The iron OF
Oregon Is equal to the very best
z ropean metal. Several torritoaes
heYe enormous supplies. an iron ores
are to-day mined in twcnty-Oae Of nur
United States. Every county in Mis-
,ouri hiss iron ore. and Iron Mountain
and Plot Knob have. it is estimated.
over 800. 600 000 tons nf excellent ore.
Texas has great masses, and the Ala
bama supply is being Developed AT
ingham-excellcut iron for some
uses. especially for castings. Tho iron
ores IF Wisconsin ami Michigan
CGogcb:c range) and Of Minnesota
Vermillion range are Of not only
of sEci quantity 20 surprise one. but
of the best quality for steel making.
Last year over 5000. 900 tons were
mined and shipped to points on
Lake Erie. an enormous pro-
ducti0n. Tie first ak months Of
1897 show an increase. a:d q ready
2. 800. COO tons hare been shipped But
what a State Is Michigan with her salt.
copper and irOni And what coua-
try we have altogether! One section
Of it that was untouched in 1890 il
now producing 4.Gol. 900 tons of iron
annually, and ann,h.r section. Non
tana, scarcely known in 1880. Is pro-
dueing 50. 0Qo.O 900 pounds Of copper
now in year. Aao:hcr (1daho) has
q mountain OF sulphur. ard another
(wyoming) has vast areas 81 pc
;ro!eum within lis border. California
has sent over 81. 900 90. 0o) 10 gold TO
theUn tied States mint. and is also
veritable garden spot America finds
iron tonic Ia her iron "E's she can
furnish food. clothing. shelter and re-
sources tor any possible millions OF
population. Aud with the rapid cx-
tension Of science (AacT.ea. BY the
way. took away the I've gold medals
at the last Paris electrical exposition
took the whole five) beyond the present
limits If Imaginable experience vh"
can but feel tie great responsibility
for developing ihes: material re-
sources but also these neral and
political virtues that alone make
blessing Of wealth "a The common we'll
being?- boston Transcript
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

product Is conveyed TO the top Of the
building by elevators and thesce re-
turns from floor to floor through intri-
cate series OF boiling and purifying
machines uatil finally delivered in the
paeking-room. The whole process ia
simple in principle. but labyrinthinc
in its marvellous amplificatiOn.
Power Is supplied the mill by two
turbine water-wheels. which are fifty
five inches in diameter and set in pits
sixty feet deep. Together they have
2. 800 horsepower. Another wheel Of
400 horsepower runs tho apDendageS
of tho mill-the machine shop. ele-
vator, etc. The mill is also provided
with steam power by huge Carliss en-
gines-for use in periods Of low water
or other emergencies.
The packing floor presents always a
busy and animated scene. a sort of
automatic tramway brings up the clean
oak and elm barreis-the making Of
which occupies scores Of coopers in CO.
operative shops. In one part of the
room these barrels are being filed for
the New England trade. In another.
small cotton sacks are preparing for
the Westera retail supply. Great
bur'ap sacks holding twenty stone"
| ESQ pounds) for shipment TO Great
Britain are piling mp elsewhere. while
smaller sacks. weighing fifty kilo-
grams Ql0! pounds). are rapidly pack
ing for consignment TO Antwerp or
some other continental point
This one great establishment sup
plies bread to nearly mi lion Ameri-
cans aud TO about half a million
Europeans II would require pages 10
describe tho marvellous eontrivances
which this mill EMPLOYS for protection
against fire, and lis various other in
| genious appointments
The new milling processes gave tho
| advantage 10 the hard Scotch Fife
wheat of Minnesota. Dakota and Man
| itoba, and the result was rapid de-
velopment OF whcat-growing in that
general region. and also Of milling
especially at Minneapolis. With 4
possible exception or two in Calf r.
mia, there are no mills in the world
outside of Minnesota that have a
capacity much exceeding 1890 bar
| rels. - ChGuiduguGn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
NOVELTIES IN JEwELRY.
Some OF the New Things Recently De-
signed By American Artists.

Some OF the New Things Recently De-
signed BIZ American Artists.
\ recent design in breastpins Of or
idized silver is a confused mass Of sea-
weed, in tn center Of which are two
scalloped shells. on which = golden
crab is resting.
a novel napkin-ring Is a representa-
ton Of an oak-Ieaf in tinted silver Ii
is bent in n circular form and connect
cd at the end with gold pin. over
which a silver beetle ia crawling.
In chatelaiaeS a recent design il an
octopus CT oNidized silver. having sus-
pended from each of its eight legs .
heavy link chain. to which some fanci-
full knick-knack is attached.
A unique hand and glove pungent
recently offered to the public is n min
iature powder-horn of etched oxidizcd
silver. the tip of which terminates III a
small golden ball
A rich but rather costly addition 10
fashionable gratc-iire utensils is a rose
wood bellows. the handle and snous OF
which are frosted silver The bayis
single piece of kangaroo skin
Silver posters or bottle-siands are
becoming fashionable. 4 handsome
design recently brought from Eagiand
has a base Of rosewood ard raised
rim of silver decorated in rcpOUssc
style.
A pretty tea-bell is silver figure {
Queen Elizabeth, the body from the
waist UP forming The hant,'e and the
old fashioned dress the tone part A
-ichly chased silver tray is used 10
contain . IS novel figure
A n .el tankard recently seen j.
mad Of the large part Of an elephants
tusk, 'rinly embedded in a mass Of
silver The cover il Of silver. hand
sornely hascd. AMI the handle. Of the
Same material, is a dragon climbing
up the side of the tusk.
A unique decoration for silver
fl SIX. recently noticed. Is the repre-
sentatiOn Of paved street, down Which
three cats are walking arm -srni.
Above their heads Is tho motto: We
won't 90 home i;ll morning. while a
The base Of the flask are two bars of
nu-ic, probably i,Iiended n an
compartment for the motto in she
-kies.--yeseiers' IFeet5g
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
eIruMINous COAL.


able In - Gas Factory.
Few persons have any IDEA u the
wonderful PRODUCTS from lump of
coal-a lump of coal that is plsc I'd in
the retort OF gas mannfaelS ry.
Ordinarily burned. the combustion OF
a lump of coal results in carbonic aeio,
smoke (whichis merely SCOT. or rather
the visible portion Of smoke is sootl.
and the ash. in which are found silica.
alumina. oxide of iron. phosphoric
acid. sulphnric acid. potash. sodium.
combined sulphur. sometimes traces Of
chlorine. titanic acid and other sub
stances. In the gas retort variety of
products are obtained. The gas as il
is carried through the hydraulic main
to the purifying rooms. takes with IL
tar and ammonia. the latter evolved
from the nitrogen. The ammonia has
to be washed out with water in an ar
rangement by which the ammonia IS
gathered and saved Tons and tons Of
sulphate of ammonia are thus made,
and become an article of commerce.
The sulphur is removed by caustic
lime Of oxide Of iron. The carbonic
acid is also removed by lime. but the
and, with several Others, remains in
the gas after all efforts TO remove ii.
The others give the gas lis smell.
By distillation, naphtha and as
rhaltum are obtained. Asph altum is
dead oil, very useful to preserve
wood. From this too. carbolie acid is
obtained. very important in surgical
operations as being the most valuable
antiseptic known. From naphtha. ben
zole. eumOl. tuluol sad synod are OBJ
tanned. Naphtha. as is we'll known. is
usei IS burning fluid. Benzole is a
solvent FOR grease and oils. very useful
in cleaning kid gloves and things of
that kind.
Benzole treated with nitric acid pro-
duces nitrobenzOlc. This. singularly
enough. is used as flavoring extract
by confectioners and for pertaining
soap. When used for this purpose il
is known in commerce. as the essence
Of myrrhbane. which K is no.. al
though 1t smells and tastes something
like essence of myrrhbane or oil of
bitter almonds. HitrobenzOle is terri
bly, poisonous, but not more so than
other adulterants used By confection-
crs.
From nitrobenzolc aniliae is OBJ
tanned. This. when first obtained. is
a perfectly colorles' liquid but dark
ems IS II grows older. From anIline
are obtained the coal tar cOlors, which
are so very brilliant The colors are
Of all hucs Tho one known IA ''Tur-
key red" is exactly similar 10 the red
that used to be made from the madden
root. Since the discovery Of this an
lime. it has almost conn letely broken
up the raising of ma ldcr in Holland.
There thousands Of acres were devoted
To the raising of madden root To get
the Turkey red dye It can be made
much cheaper from the product of a
gas factory.-CoGl 7raBe JoHrHl'.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
LATER

AFEAEvUL wind st0rTa ragged on the oath
At Moctrc Il. Can. b OWING down houses
an ing o,her damage Daring the gale
forty houses were destroyed by fire. A5
Mt hc1 house was swepe away and two
persons were Killed
The boilers in the Lawrence iron and
steel works ~ ITOnton o., blew mp on the
2fth, killing four men and seriously inJur-
Ing twenty Others.
= TORNADO swept 0veT Findlay. o.. OF the
9th, destroying several houses and d0m-
aging others The loss was over COO
At Kansas City. No, eleven men started
AZ I'VE O'clock ?. IN. on the 2i.h on SIX
day walking match
~ Oh Ncu with a Cow of l20 bgrrC's an
hour was struck on the 24th in Batter { lr-,-
", Pa.
Al Clearwater, n T., \ fire broke out on
the 9th in the house occupied by family
named Greer, and the mother. son and
| daughter were crematad.
TIE barge Oriental foundered on the 24th
pear Port Daihousie, ont, and five persons
Were lost
yellow TEvxR was spread NJ on the 2Ith
AT Tampa, Fla Three new cases were re-
ported and two de Iths
EXCITEMENT prevailed on thc 2lth at
( De phi, Ind. over q report that Luel,a Nab
bit, for whose murder Amer Green was
I lync1ed. had arrived in that town
TIE lumber firm OF Rood * Maxwell, OF
Washbun, Wis, failed ON the 9th for
/ S5nO0O0
A FIRE on the 9th in a eoll-pir at New
castle, Eng caused the death of SIX men.
! IoNDoN advices Of til. 2f.h say that ths
latest accounts from S-an.ey Pooi were q at
! the explorer. Stanley. hal proceeded 100
miles further mp the Aruw hiIui, where ht
; WIS awaitin more men aud supplies 80
: far the natives had shown no hostility To
{ the expedition
! COUNTERFEIT Jstal cards, skllfully exc
cuted, made e appearance IN Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the 18th
Tbs Jameson mill Of thu Manistce fATseh }
/ Lumber Company. on Maniste1 lake, " ,
/ bur ned on ths 18th with four million feet
{ OF seasoned Lumber Loss. SlO0.o9l
/ The Thermometer at Billings II T.,
( registered fifteen degrees below zero on the
/ 9th -Four inches OF snow had fallen
DURING the week ended on the 22d 9S3, =
4sl standard silver dollars were issued
+ from the minis
! Two-THIEDs Of the town Of Spencer, W
I Va, was destroyed By Ere on the 2ith
/ The Chicago police slii On the AKA that
/ In The ? cent arrest o. seven men they had
Z broken up tie worst gang Of burglars ever
I On that city.
PERRY KTSG an1 Drew Gre n fnsguossl
were lynched on the = ith al Tai GiaA, La i,
I for attempting 10 commit 5arsiurF
THE throeeatl baseball game IN the
worlds championship series. played on III
/ 24th % DeTo :. resulted: y .5roit. g. -
Louis. 3. OF he lstser club Brou II rs was
present Il vi Il zvionits bat, q nzs. wi h
: gold watch sud caain ard Esaae. I wita
{ Eve h..n-l-cd siiytr dollars
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

JoHS !. BINGHAM. If Ohio. late
Minister to Japan, refuses to sleep
alone or in dark room He wants
somebody with him AMI the gas bIaz-
inc all night Old John Robinson. the
famous circus-man Of Cincinnati. is
pos ssed Of similar idiosyucrasv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
Great American Inventions.

The fifteen great American inven-
tons of worldwide adoption are: l.,
the cotton gina the planning machine;
8. the grass mower and reaper; 4. the
rotary printing press; ). navigation by
steam. 6. the ho'-air engine; z. the
sewing machine; 3 the lndia-rubber
industry; 9 the machine manufacture
Of horsesloes; 10. h. sand-biasts for
earFi z; II, the 2 uEa lathe; II. the
rain cIcFaDe IS ar iiicial ice-nlaking
on larz scale; Il the electric mag
net and is prac zeal application; is.
The telephone. - Chicago NsI0s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

TIE monument TO Francis Scott
Key, author OF the "S,ur SpangIed
Banner. rovidcl for in the will OF
James Lick. TO be set upin the park al
san Francisco, is now ON its way from
Rome in an Italian sailing vessel. and
is expected to reach the former city
10y January 1. Il Is the work of W.
II Sfor,-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

AiI:~. ELIZABETH D ARCY KISSE, Ma
tiouaI President of the W"man'S Re
lief Corps. l. 40 the head Of 1859 corps,
with its combined membership Of H.
CS2. She resides in Sln Francisco. aud
herr ccyut trip as 81. Louis was her first
"trip East in twenty-oHe wears. Mrs.
Kiune Is e handsome. wcI!-preserved
wuman Of furtv-i.Nn vcar-.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

PROBABLY Rev. George r. Rogers. OF
Brooks Station. KY, IS tine oldest min
istcr in active service in the United
States. Though ninety-siX years old
lie frequently rides his horse TO Louis
vile aud re;mus-a distance of TWEEN
iv--iZ miles lie served through the
war 81 1872 and draws 4 pension for
that -t4Y.y-fpa
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

NIScENzIo JULIANu. m italian MUIR
derer locked up in the Newark q. j.
jaii, is NOS lost To humane feeling,
since il has Iecn discovered that he
saves the lions share Of his prison
fare for his starving wife and children.
When the Jail officials learned this they
doubled his allowance Of food.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

ALMOST the entire peppermint prod
net II the world comes from three
counties in Michigan and one in New
York. About $4,000 pounds have
been raised this year. which shows a
falling Oft Of 5,009 pounds from the
Weld Of last wear.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

4. G. BLACK and Miss Vina Melon
aid, Of kingsyille, Ont. can scarcely
be accused Of indecent haste in the
matter Of matrimouy. They have just
concluded to get married after ro-
mantle court-hip extending over pc
Rod Of nearly forty wears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

NiEs. CLARIs>A Cox. Of Wakefield,
Mass, who recently rounded out one
hundred years # life in This vale Of
Tears, was asked the secret Of her lon
sevity- Hard work, said she; '.hard
work has always been good for me.
and I've always had plenty Of it to
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

R,.IEoNp earnings. HotwithstanG-
lug tile fact that the wheat crop Is
smaller thln in 1856. coutinuc to show
an increase nearly up 10 the average
Of the early portion Of the year. For
the first wcek Of October the expansion
was 1I.2I rcr cent. fifty-onc roads re-
porting, over Tie inccwe of the same
limos in the corresponding week of
1856. Ten Of these roads show =
decrease, bat iJ is trihing in every
instance This i an evidence that
thcrc Is M falling of in the ac-
tivity Of general trade throughout the
country
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

TIE failure Of a Cheyenne Bank for
ha'. million dollars apparently tlrow-
ligu. oa tire conflicting reports as 10
the iu>-,.- ~ cattle On Ire plains dur
1ny last wIntrr and the depression
which exists IN the raugc->;ogk bus;-
mes. The bank had made heavy
loans % stocl-ncu which il was unable
Ia collect
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

Az olI man of seventy. who oecU-
pied garnet in Paris died sUddeI l..
The Police Cammissavy who was callr ]
in was leaving the wrerchei room aftrs
throwing glance around. vheH 3,
accidentally overturned aE old table.
the drawer Of which fell ont, and with
It stream VI NaP.l-1as amounting.
IS it turDcd out. 10 10000 francs. \
further search in the garnet led 10 the
discovery of notes and securities
representing 100000 francs more.
The old miSer was never known %
receive any one. and j. supposed to
leave 10 heir.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

LEgpY BrowS, an elderly man, was
pios ing with pet kitten mt his
home urar the railroad track in Homer.
\. Y. few DAYS ago. when the kitten
jumped from III, arms and jartcj
across the track SIR Brown started
ii pursuit. and was struck by an ex-
press train end buried fifty feet upon
an crlbankmcut. His uecI, was broken
and he died almost instantly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

ONO BELT. one Of tine greatest OF
Com1uchr chiefs. died in Indian Ter
ritorv a few days ago Five minutes
before his death they held him erect
and rugged him ont in his best war
costume. They painted him red. sci
his war bonnie. on his head, tied up his
hair d. beaver skins. aud laid him down
ju,; as he died. Then his five wive,
took sharp buteher-Snives. slashed
their faccs with long. deep cuts, cui
themselves iH other places. and hca'
,hcir bleeding bodies and pulled thri,
hair They also burned every thing
they had.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
THIMRLE-EYE MACkEREL.
A Good Food Fish which Has an Extra
ordinary History.

The Long Island fishermen are max
ing good catches of club or thimble-
eye mackerel. which run small but find
a ready market. Hundreds of fisher.
men are now engaged in their capture
and all kinds of fishing boats are strung
out from Block Island to Gay Head.
A part of the catch is taken in seines,
but the best success is met with by
trolling them with menhaden chum
and catching them on hook with
mackerel belly or other tough bait.
These fish do not differ greatly from
the common mackerel (scomber scom.
brus). although they do not attain SC
large a size. Its chief difference is the
presence Of an air bladder and mot.
tied back in place OF the stripes. At
the beginning of the present century il
was abundant in New England waters
and large catches were made by the
standing-room boats of Gloucester; but
it disappeared about 1925 aud has not
since been found in any considerable
numbers north of Cape Cod. while a
quarter Of a century later it had disap-
peared from the whole North Atlantic
coast. For ten years previous to 1879
the Smithsonian Institution, with agents
from Halifax to Galveston, was unable
10 secure a single specimen for its mu-
scum, but in the latter year a number
were taken in Provincetown harbor.
1t is a good food fish and finds a ready
market.-Cdpe Inn Advertiser.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

A WILL which must be a wonder oi
the first ma Euitude has been discovered
near Harlem. Columbia County. Ga.
about thirty miles from Augusta !
noise can b. distinctly heard down IN
the well resembling swarm Of bees.
and 4 glance down p.ainly shows tbs.
it is boiling furiously. 4 lighted torch
was let down III the wen 10 see If II
contained gas, but without result.
This well IVES duE about one year agp.
and has Eeca acting Ike other wells
uutil few weeks age. when i began
II grs.l auJ has continued to boil ines
sanity ever since.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

W oBDs. words, words. mean dollars.
dollars. dollars During the last year
the Western Union Telegraph Com
paHy handled 47.39l,J3 messages
The surplus Of the years. business Is
S2,6g2. 3j2.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

HE tonnage moved by all the rail-
roads in 1856 equaled 4s2, 600. 600
TONS 1t IS estimated that the tonnage
this year will equal J4j. Coz. 900 tons.
q comparative increase of 63. 900. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

WHAT Is pronounced by physicians as
the most remarkable case of general
tuberculosis Of the system 10 bee foun,i
in nedicll records IS reported from
Montpelier, Ind. \ post mortem heid
q Tie body os man named Jackson
revealed the fact that al the organs ci
the deceased were full OF tubcrclcS. and
that the heg.. had almost entirely
wasted awaF IL had been sick les
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

Two YOUNG ladies Of Springfield. o..
are in critical condition from the use
Of face powder. Skin beautiiiers may
Kill, but the women must have them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

\ DAUGHTER Of the King of Dem
mark, the Duchess Of Cumberland.
who has been in an insane asylum n
vienna Tor some months. has regaincd
her reason.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27

A Corporation has been formed at
Santa Fe. y. NJ, which has for its OBJ
Jet the irrigation Of the choicest fruit
and farm lands in the Territory.